Gary Mills was a happy man after watching his side claim victory over Bromley on Saturday and edge nearer the play-off spots.

Goals from Lee Fowler, making his first start at home for the Dragons this season, and a penalty from Connor Jennings gave Wrexham all three points to move them up to eighth in the standings, just three points away from the top five.

But while the Wrexham boss was delighted, he was not about to dwell on the win, and was already looking ahead to the trip to relegation threatened Welling in a week’s time.

“I’m happy, but it is a game over now and we have got the three points, and we know we have got another one coming up next week,” said the Dragons chief.

Lee Fowler scores (Image: JIM ROBERTS.)

“I have enjoyed that, we are four games unbeaten, we deserved it, there is no doubt about that. A couple of free kicks and corners gave them an opportunity, but we killed the game off a little bit, I am delighted to get the three points.

“I’ve been telling the players and telling a lot of people you get three points and the difference it is going to make and mentally people will look at it and say those three points, it just may be, you just never know.

“We are a side that has to play with a good tempo, we changed it a little bit, Lee Fowler has done excellent in the reserves in the last couple of games, and done excellent in training, and so I decided it was time I gave him his go and he has come up with the goods.

“I am delighted for him because he has had a tough season, he knows that himself, but and I said to the players a couple of weeks ago, everyone has got a major part to play and he has certainly payed his part.”

Mills hailed the clean sheet kept by his side, only their ninth of the season and first since the 1-0 win at Torquay United in early December.

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The manager added: “You don’t lose if you keep clean sheets, and we have not had enough this season, we know that.

“But we are not going to hark on about that, that game is gone now, we have got three points, that game is gone and we will concentrate on Welling away now and hopefully go there and get another result and keep going.

“It has been a funny old season, but whether people believe it, I did because I have done it before where I have been in a similar situation but we have ended up finishing in third and getting to Wembley so that is our aim.

“We are pulling together to do that and my players are working so hard to do it, and maybe we just got that little break today, the penalty, I am pleased for Connor, it is not easy after you have missed one, I didn’t look, but I heard the cheers so I knew it had gone in, but delighted for everybody, it is nice to have another win at home.

“We are starting to pick up a bit of form at home which we had early on in the season, so it is going to be very, very important.”

After going 2-0 up just before half time Wrexham almost gifted Bromley a way back into the contest as the home side seemed to take their foot off the pedal.

Tempers flared between players as they left the pitch at half time, but Mills insists it has now been dealt with.

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“Two-nil is always my worst scoreline,” said Mills. “I know people think I am daft, sometimes I would rather be 1-0 up than 2-0 up, and we did a couple of minutes before half time get a little bit lacks with a couple of silly free kicks and a corner.

“That 2-0 is always a bit dangerous because the next goal is massive, and we gave them a couple of opportunities by being a bit lazy ourselves, but we got away with that, so clean sheet, two goals, three pints, it is a good day for us.”

When asked about the situation regarding his players, Mills added: “I don’t like to see it, I don’t mind them punching each other in the dressing room, but I don’t like to see it in the middle of the park.

“We sorted it out at half time, it is the passion, it is the will to win, if someone is not doing their job and someone tells them, they don’t like it, and they react but that have got to take it on the chin.

“We used to get that all the time back in my day, today players don’t like to be told. We have got to take it on the chin, and get on with it because you have got a job to do. It is not about an individual or egos, sometimes you have got to swallow your pride and go ‘yeah, you are right’, but it is all sorted now, and I think they are all hugging each other in there now.”